Transporting Telemetry Patients

[mercyrn02]

Greetings everyone,

I need to know how patients are transported off of telemetry in other hospitals. At our facility we need a doctor's order(most do not want to make that call). This means that patients must be accompanied by an RN with portable monitor. We have 36 beds and on any one day at least half of the unit must leave the unit for testing or hemodialysis. HELP! :nurse:

[purple_rose_3]

Everytime we admit a new pt. they get a pre-made stamp placed on the chart that says:

Pt. may leave floor for procedure without nurse or monitor. Yes or No

Then the doctor circles either yes or no. If it hasn't been addressed and the pt. needs to go off the floor we just call the Doctor and get a verbal order.